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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1819 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 240 p4p, 217 weight class). Pate Murhapuro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Henderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murhapuro's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhapuro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhapuro looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Murhapuro wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
As Murhapuro tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhapuro manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhapuro lands a jab to the head.
Murhapuro connects with a jab.
Murhapuro tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhapuro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Henderson 's defenses.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Murhapuro and move into the clinch.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Henderson lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head but Murhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhapuro swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murhapuro.
Henderson catches Murhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Murhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Murhapuro tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhapuro manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Murhapuro and move into the clinch.
Murhapuro throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Murhapuro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murhapuro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro misses with a looping right.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Murhapuro.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhapuro throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
Murhapuro lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .
Murhapuro tests Henderson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhapuro tries to clinch
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
Murhapuro misses with a straight left.
Henderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to sprawl but Henderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control. Murhapuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murhapuro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Murhapuro is positioning himself well to prevent Henderson advancing to mount.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Murhapuro is defending well.
Murhapuro wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murhapuro.
Henderson walks into a jab.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhapuro misses with a looping left.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson .
Henderson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson has Murhapuro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murhapuro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Henderson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Murhapuro won't allow it.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murhapuro after a bit of a struggle.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
Henderson blocking some punches.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Murhapuro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murhapuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Murhapuro tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhapuro manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is continuing to stall.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Murhapuro is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson has his foot on Murhapuro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murhapuro works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murhapuro has passed into side control.
Murhapuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson gets back to half guard.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Murhapuro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to control Murhapuro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Murhapuro is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murhapuro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murhapuro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murhapuro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Murhapuro throws a lazy uppercut
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Murhapuro and move into the clinch.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Murhapuro catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Murhapuro counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Murhapuro back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Murhapuro holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murhapuro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henderson jumps into guard, dragging Murhapuro to the mat.
Henderson wants to hit a sweep here but Murhapuro passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Henderson there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Murhapuro content just to control the position here.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Murhapuro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Murhapuro controlling from the full mount.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murhapuro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murhapuro's back!
Henderson misses with a punch to the head.
Henderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Murhapuro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Henderson 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ryan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhapuro is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murhapuro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Murhapuro!
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